Adam Cheyer is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur known for co-founding Siri Inc., which was later acquired by 📝Apple and became the foundation for 📝Siri, Apple’s voice assistant. Cheyer studied computer science at Brandeis University and later earned his master’s in artificial intelligence from 📝UCLA. Before Siri, he was Chief Architect of the CALO project at SRI International’s Artificial Intelligence Center. Beyond Siri, he co-founded Change.org and Sentient Technologies. After departing Apple in 2012, Cheyer founded Viv Labs, which was acquired by Samsung in 2016. Most recently, he co-founded GamePlanner.AI with Siamak Hodjat; the company was acquired by 📝Airbnb in 2023. As of May 2024, Cheyer holds the position of VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, continuing his long-standing trajectory of building cutting-edge, user-centric AI systems.
Adam is a friend of 📝Leah Orleans and supporter of her 📝Mystify conference.